Airtel 4G Now Live Across Three Islands in Lakshadweep According to Airtel, the company now has 4G coverage across length and breadth of India. Last year, Airtel launched its 4G services in Leh/Ladakh, and later on, the services were introduced in Andaman & Nicobar Islands as well. From Andaman & Nicobar to Lakshadweep and Leh/Ladakh to Kanyakumari, Airtel is serving customers with world-class mobile broadband services and contributing to the Government’s Digital India vision, said the company in a press statement. Furthermore, it added, “Airtel has also taken the lead in expanding its high-speed networks to the remotest corners of the North East and empower citizens in the region.” Commenting on the launch Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary – Department of Telecom, said: “I would like to congratulate Bharti Airtel on the launch of 4G services in Lakshadweep. This is yet another milestone towards building a digitally enabled India and empowering every Indian through access to digital services. The Government remains fully committed to supporting the telecom industry in their endeavour.” Airtel Offering Free Upgrade to 4G SIM Card As noted, Airtel’s 4G services will initially be available in Agatti, Bangaram and Kavaratti, and it will be expanded to other parts of the islands going forward. Also, the telco stated Airtel customers in the islands can upgrade to 4G SIM card for free, but it did not reveal any free data offer though. Airtel has simplified its tariff portfolio recently and is only providing very limited plans to the subscribers. There are a total of four postpaid plans and less than 50 prepaid plans available to the customers right now. For the unaware, Airtel was the first private telecom service provider to launch mobile services in Lakshadweep back in April 2008, and now, it became the first telco to launch 4G services as well.
